Right now, it feels difficult to even try to plan beyond the end of the week, but ahead lies 10 weeks of summer. As we as parents, educators, librarians, program leaders, and caregivers try to envision ways to make summer feel like summer for our kids, while processing COVID-19 and effects of systemic racism, CLiF will continue to offer ideas for using literacy as a bridge to learning, understanding, and enjoying.
Step-by-step guide to virtual summer camp
Vermont Afterschool’s Summer Activity Guide
Forest Preschool ideas available until June 21, 2020
Can we mobilize our community members as tutors for vulnerable learners?
Conversation starters to improve virtual visits
Why we should all keep a journal now
Jason Reynolds on boosting kids’ imaginations
Reading science fiction to boost resilience
OK You’ve Got This resources
Incorporating movement and meaning and storytelling with hip hop pedagogy
Build a calm down kit, include some favorite books
Starting a lifelong strategy for talking about books
For Teachers
- Fostering a positive virtual climate
- Webcomics
For Librarians
- Guide to Programming through the Pandemic and a program success story
- Libraries and esports
- Library pen pal programs
For Parents
- Good advice to hear all the time before a difficult summer
- Research on middle schoolers and social media
- Support literacy by turning on the captions
For Early Educators
- Mood boosting books for 3-5 year olds
- Relationship between early learning and lifelong health
- Early childcare and out of school time programming crucial to development
